Day FiftyFour, August 10, 20 Miles
At Mile 1090, Poptart 379/1000
The five miles down Pixley Creek took five long hours. It was super fun though. And I don't think anyone ever comes up here. Scrambled down over scree and boulders for a bit before a nice stretch of flat grassy banks amongst the flowers. Too good to be true, the boulders re-appeared and then got bigger. And bigger. Soon we were climbing over, under and around small building sized rocks. The trees appeared, but did little to help. Anna took to pine needle glissading. Rejoining the trail was euphoric (not really) but we did sit on it a bit. Nicely graded trail up Green Creek, oh yeah, I can walk this fast... Entering the land of /\ peaks, the Winds I have been so looking forward to. Past Vista Pass, and its lack thereof. Passed on Knapsack Col, Shannon Pass was well worth it. Views from the climb and the top were about the best the trail has provided so far. /\/\___/\/\/\/\. Yer. Stroud Peak being particularly impressive and /\. Nice, open, lake filled and flat stretch of trail to finish the day.
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